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problems in virginia. >> that's right. definitely not a friday night light as we show you on a realtime map here giving us a good picture as you can see. capital beltway from 66 to 270 very slow going. everybody below. gw parkway to 123 to the beltway a crawl. 270. live shot there. much better in comparison as you can see no major delays from gaithersburg into german town bc now. check on our traffic land camera. switch over there in georgetown. traffic moving into georgetown. lots of cars. it will be a big party spot tonight. watch out for pedestrians anywhere you can. lesli, back to you. >> tonight's consumer alert. avoiding auction scams. love the excitement of the bid but these red flags are sure signs that you are being scammed. the consignor offering discounts. a legitimate auction doesn't have the authority to do that. if there is a small crowd in attendance experts say it is more than likely a trap for unsuspecting newbies. if it is held at a hotel, a meeting hall or rented room, you have seen a lot of those advert
problems in virginia. >> that's right. definitely not a friday night light as we show you on a realtime map here giving us a good picture as you can see. capital beltway from 66 to 270 very slow going. everybody below. gw parkway to 123 to the beltway a crawl. 270. live shot there. much better in comparison as you can see no major delays from gaithersburg into german town bc now. check on our traffic land camera. switch over there in georgetown. traffic moving into georgetown. lots of...
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. >> all right, after losing to west virginia on saturday, maryland football tries to rebound this weekend against florida international and if you've never heard of florida international and assumed the terps will beat them easily, tell that to texas a and m who was down two touchdowns to florida international in the fourth quarter this past week. making things harder for maryland. both of their quarterbacks are hurt. robinson has a sore throwing shoulder. back up danny o'brian has a sprained ankle. that's not good. >> it would be a strong quarterback, having three guys, you know, and one of them is done and the others are nicked up. and so hopefully we can get them well. that's the biggest concern i have right now is being able to get them well. >> speaking of quarterbacks being injured, a flip-flop in philly within the last hour. eagles coach, andy reid announcing that michael vick will start this sunday against the jacksonville jaguars. vick threw for 382 yards and looked great against the lions on sunday. just 48 hours ago, reid insisted that kevin cobb would be his starter. >>> for t
. >> all right, after losing to west virginia on saturday, maryland football tries to rebound this weekend against florida international and if you've never heard of florida international and assumed the terps will beat them easily, tell that to texas a and m who was down two touchdowns to florida international in the fourth quarter this past week. making things harder for maryland. both of their quarterbacks are hurt. robinson has a sore throwing shoulder. back up danny o'brian has a...
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of virginia. and that includes two fatalities. it will be very dangerous tonight. please stay home if you can. i'm peggy fox, reporting live at tysons corner, back to you. >> hope people heed that advice. >> absolutely. look live outside. northwest washington again has gotten dark now. we are talking about the snow picking up and it is blowing in almost sideways in some areas and topper has been talking about the potential for blizzard-like conditions as the evening progresses through the night hours. let's go to bruce leshan in gaithersburg for a snapshot of the situation there. bruce? >> chief rubin was talking about the smoke detectors encouraging people to check them out. we have one. press the button here and you should get a beep [ beeping ] there you hear it. that's what you want and you can open it up, take it off the ceiling or something like that. there's the battery and just make sure that's replaced if you don't get that good tell- tale beep. we are standing in front of this gas pump -
of virginia. and that includes two fatalities. it will be very dangerous tonight. please stay home if you can. i'm peggy fox, reporting live at tysons corner, back to you. >> hope people heed that advice. >> absolutely. look live outside. northwest washington again has gotten dark now. we are talking about the snow picking up and it is blowing in almost sideways in some areas and topper has been talking about the potential for blizzard-like conditions as the evening progresses...
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massey which is based in virginia, expects the second quarter loss in the miami explosion to range between 80 and -- $80 to $150 million. >>> president obama drove home his case for sweeping financial reform today. he gave a speech near wall street, pushing for legislation that would give the government more power to take control of companies that are too big to fail. he wants more transparencies and complex financial markets. and a new agency to protect consumers from banks. in the end, our system only works on markets, that are only free. when there are basic safeguards that are abused, the area that ensures that they are more profitable to play by the rules than the games of the system. >> spending millions, lobbying in congress and this morning, the u.s. chambers of commerce took out a full page ad in the new york times. both parties in washington are ready to hammer out an agreement. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, good news for the customers in maryland. the utility company announced that they are expanding the appliance rebate program for the residential customers who purchased the
massey which is based in virginia, expects the second quarter loss in the miami explosion to range between 80 and -- $80 to $150 million. >>> president obama drove home his case for sweeping financial reform today. he gave a speech near wall street, pushing for legislation that would give the government more power to take control of companies that are too big to fail. he wants more transparencies and complex financial markets. and a new agency to protect consumers from banks. in the...
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moving to virginia on i-95 heavy toward triangle. an hour and a half commute right now on the main lanes and hov lanes. heavy both sides. a new accident at the springfield interchange. that will add to the mess out there. it is a getaway friday and it is in full affect right now. >> thanks. >>> august 15th marks a day of consumer empowerment. you can decide whether to opt in for pricy overdraft coverage if you spend more than you have in the bank. before the new rules the coverage was automatickic and pricy. they hope you will say no to the option but if you do say no the bank can impedes overdraft fees to recover payments that are recurring like your mortgage. >>> a controversial internet company says it is planning to release another round of highly classified documents about the afghan war. >>> we will get to that but first a preview of the cbs evening news -- >> across the country, crime rates are down. we'll find out why. and take you to the city with the most advanced technology to help to catch criminals in our special series,
moving to virginia on i-95 heavy toward triangle. an hour and a half commute right now on the main lanes and hov lanes. heavy both sides. a new accident at the springfield interchange. that will add to the mess out there. it is a getaway friday and it is in full affect right now. >> thanks. >>> august 15th marks a day of consumer empowerment. you can decide whether to opt in for pricy overdraft coverage if you spend more than you have in the bank. before the new rules the...
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in this full page advertisement some of the students killed in the virginia tech massacre with calling on the government's to change. they're asking the government to support a bill to support private sellers to run background checks at grandson gun shows. the over signed by relatives of two slain student and by two injured students and their parents. >>> one more step and one story would be different. a laptop fell from a helicopter and landed just inches away from him. was spend something time at a family cookout when a medical helicopter flew by. >> heard the helicopter going by and it was pretty low and then they made like a turn and then when that happened it fell to the ground. the hospital spent over the flight nurse. they were apologetic. from one bizarre incident to another. a san francisco man was trying out his new digital underwater camera in new zealand when he came across a curious octopus the create your wanted the camera and he grabbed it. the owner decided he wasn't giving it up without a fight. >> i figured that camera must have had amazing footage and i kind of took
in this full page advertisement some of the students killed in the virginia tech massacre with calling on the government's to change. they're asking the government to support a bill to support private sellers to run background checks at grandson gun shows. the over signed by relatives of two slain student and by two injured students and their parents. >>> one more step and one story would be different. a laptop fell from a helicopter and landed just inches away from him. was spend...
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live in west virginia, back to you. >> thank you. breaking news now, closer to home. 9newses now learned dc's office has cleared council chairman, vincent gray of charges of misappropriation of money. it concerned repair work a contract did to his home. he improperly solicited money. the investigation determined gray had paid fair market value for the renovations to his home and that the request for money from comcast was not campaign related and within his duties as chairperson of the city council. >>> well, could the rot ton economy sweep a republican back into the governor's mansion in heavily democratic maryland? former governor hopes so. he launched a rematch in rockville today and the current governor quickly hit back. here's bruce leshan. >> here they go again. bob urlich is hoping the same forces that brought republicans to power in virginia, new jersey, and massachusetts will help flip the results of his last race against democrat, martin o'malley. >> welcome to history part two. >> tax increases. >> that's correct. >> excus
live in west virginia, back to you. >> thank you. breaking news now, closer to home. 9newses now learned dc's office has cleared council chairman, vincent gray of charges of misappropriation of money. it concerned repair work a contract did to his home. he improperly solicited money. the investigation determined gray had paid fair market value for the renovations to his home and that the request for money from comcast was not campaign related and within his duties as chairperson of the...
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in virginia, it's at 6.8%. and since march when the unemployment rate was more than 7%, analysts say it's been trending down or remains stable. >>> sales of new homes are down to one of their lowest levels in seven years. the commerce department reports that sales of new single-family homes fell more than 8% in october. during that month, only 283,000 units were sold. that is just slightly above a new all-time low of 275,000 homes. and the homes that are being sold are less expensive with the median price of just less than $195,000. >>> coming up, the body of a teen is found 900 miles from home. why police are looking into the possibility he fell from 30,000 feet. >>> and we all have things to be thankful for this thanksgiving, but these people can thank some folks they don't even know for a second chance at life tonight. >>> well we were 69 yesterday, a little different story today. we'll show you the almanac. you can access this on our website at wusa9.com. now the 56 is a little deceiving. we talked about th
in virginia, it's at 6.8%. and since march when the unemployment rate was more than 7%, analysts say it's been trending down or remains stable. >>> sales of new homes are down to one of their lowest levels in seven years. the commerce department reports that sales of new single-family homes fell more than 8% in october. during that month, only 283,000 units were sold. that is just slightly above a new all-time low of 275,000 homes. and the homes that are being sold are less expensive...
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let's put our cameras on to virginia. route 50. this is where my friends are hunkered in their apartments. they reported to me that snow has subsided down there in that area and hearing plows coming through their roadways. that is good news. i wish i had good news when it came to public transportation. as we check that and recap, metro right now, still underground service only and tomorrow, they are trying to do aboveground, but still trying to be optimistic. metro access, not running today either and definitely out of commission as well. brett and lesli, back to you. >> all right, we continue our live team coverage with bruce leshan and gaithersburg and chin in alexandria. let's start with you, the snow has stopped where you are, but in a way, that is really fool's gold, because the wind is whipping that snow around, isn't it? >> if the snow is stopped, it is news to me, because it seems to be coming down. take a look over to your left. there's a wrecker going by, he says we are on the job 24 hours a day and on the back of it is o
let's put our cameras on to virginia. route 50. this is where my friends are hunkered in their apartments. they reported to me that snow has subsided down there in that area and hearing plows coming through their roadways. that is good news. i wish i had good news when it came to public transportation. as we check that and recap, metro right now, still underground service only and tomorrow, they are trying to do aboveground, but still trying to be optimistic. metro access, not running today...
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that's our goal. >> reporter: moran holds out little hope of stopping the drilling off virginia. senator warner put out a statement saying he endorsing the president's moratorium but he thinks there will be plenty of time to imlament the lessons from the tragedy in the gulf. there was a deafening silence from many drilling supporters. >> we still don't know what caused the explosion that led to this bill, correct? >> the folks at the american petroleum institute say they need to wait and see what the results are of the investigation. they don't know what caused those three massive leaks about a mile down underwater. so they don't know what they can do in the future to prevent it. but again, in norway, they have something they call an acostic reader and it may actually hear high pressure coming and shut off the valve before it hits. >> all interesting developments there. >>> a side note, president obama has banned all new off shore drilling until authorities get to the bottom of the problem. we have a slide show that illustrates this on our website. it is at wusa9.com. while you a
that's our goal. >> reporter: moran holds out little hope of stopping the drilling off virginia. senator warner put out a statement saying he endorsing the president's moratorium but he thinks there will be plenty of time to imlament the lessons from the tragedy in the gulf. there was a deafening silence from many drilling supporters. >> we still don't know what caused the explosion that led to this bill, correct? >> the folks at the american petroleum institute say they need...
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for our friends in west virginia, even upper 70 degrees there. close to 80 as we get closer to home. andrews at 79. let's go to eastern maryland. we're at 76 in easton. and of course, the chesapeake and the atlantic, keeping us just a few degrees cooler than the rest of them. this is what we have been waiting for, the seven-day forecast. overnight on sunday, there is a front moving through. when you have warm air moving in and a big bubble of the high pressure, that really kills the cold front fast. if anything, maybe a sprinkle or two on early sunday morning. allowing plenty of sunshine to recover. and even into next week. what you need to take away from the forecast, i don't think that we need to tell you what you need to take away from the forecast. this is just outstanding for the next several days and the weekend. and will we'll take it. we'll take it. >> well, the caps, they have had a little bit of the hiccup. >> just a little one. frankly i would rather have a hiccup now than in two weeks when the playoffs start. maybe they are just expel
for our friends in west virginia, even upper 70 degrees there. close to 80 as we get closer to home. andrews at 79. let's go to eastern maryland. we're at 76 in easton. and of course, the chesapeake and the atlantic, keeping us just a few degrees cooler than the rest of them. this is what we have been waiting for, the seven-day forecast. overnight on sunday, there is a front moving through. when you have warm air moving in and a big bubble of the high pressure, that really kills the cold front...
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only virginia lawmakers can do that. so she told colleges to rescind or change any antidediscrimination policies that included protection for gay people. >>> a new effort is underway to prevent maryland from recognizing same sex marriages. performed in other states. a bill introduced by state senator, nancy jacobs would invalidate a recent opinion from attorney general, doug ganslor. the move comes after the district became the sixth place in the country to recognize gay marriages. >> a springfield man is denying charges this evening that he possessed child pornography. 59-year-old charles dillon was convicted on the exact same charge a decade ago. he was also arrested for failing to inform state officials he had set up a website offering piano lessons to children and adults. lindsey is outside the fairfax county courthouse with more. lindsey. >> that's right, faces four counts of possessing child pornography and police say they came across these new images when they were searching his computer after looking at his websi
only virginia lawmakers can do that. so she told colleges to rescind or change any antidediscrimination policies that included protection for gay people. >>> a new effort is underway to prevent maryland from recognizing same sex marriages. performed in other states. a bill introduced by state senator, nancy jacobs would invalidate a recent opinion from attorney general, doug ganslor. the move comes after the district became the sixth place in the country to recognize gay marriages....
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but they will make snow and have snow in parts of western maryland and parts of west virginia. bundle up. tonight's windchills will be in the teens. thursday cold and friday even colder. and the weekend flurries and i might just be adding light snow as a possibility also. better chance, ironically enough, south of town. for tonight, clearing skies, much colder. windchills in the teens. low temperatures, mid-20s in the suburbs, mid 30s downtown. and winds still west northwest at about 10-20. lows around the beltway, right around freezing. 32 downtown, 33 maybe in arlington. but 26 in gaithersburg. 28 in college park. and plenty of 20sin reston and sterling and leesberg and middleberg, upperville, that 26 for a low. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy and cold. grab a winter coat. winds 20s and 30s. and the high school kids going to the bus stop, bundle them up. by the afternoon, sunny and cold. high temperatures near 45 and winds northwesterly at about 10. next three days, 44 tomorrow with clouds in the afternoon. low 40s on friday with clouds in the morning. and then clouds
but they will make snow and have snow in parts of western maryland and parts of west virginia. bundle up. tonight's windchills will be in the teens. thursday cold and friday even colder. and the weekend flurries and i might just be adding light snow as a possibility also. better chance, ironically enough, south of town. for tonight, clearing skies, much colder. windchills in the teens. low temperatures, mid-20s in the suburbs, mid 30s downtown. and winds still west northwest at about 10-20....
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he becomes so much more effective. >> virginia tech playing on turkey day against cal northridge. malcolm delaney is thankful for the tender bounce. check that out. he had 17 points. he wasn't even the leading scorer in the game. >>> hey, no defense by the mat deers. dorenzo hudson. he had a game high of 20. they win 72-46. more redskins news. clinton portis on ir today, but the walking wounded down to a couple of last few players. >> it was a new tear. >> right. >> an all new tear in the muscle. >> talking about going in through his belly to get down to the groin. this is perfect dinner table conversation. >> not a doctor, but i can tell yous it was painful. >> got to be. >> that is all for 9 news at 6:00. stay with wusa for the cbs evening news with harry smith coming your way next. and at 7:00 i'll be back with your only newscast at 7:00 locally. tomorrow morning get started with andrea, angie and tom for the day's news, traffic and weather. as australia, wusa9.com is always on.
he becomes so much more effective. >> virginia tech playing on turkey day against cal northridge. malcolm delaney is thankful for the tender bounce. check that out. he had 17 points. he wasn't even the leading scorer in the game. >>> hey, no defense by the mat deers. dorenzo hudson. he had a game high of 20. they win 72-46. more redskins news. clinton portis on ir today, but the walking wounded down to a couple of last few players. >> it was a new tear. >> right....
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. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell said conditions are ideal for wildfires in the state. the republican lawmaker warneds are dents to be careful when doing any -- warned residents to be careful when doing any kind of burning. virginia's level on the water index should be around 200 during the sum sneer a metro bus wrecked and sitting across a family driveway. police say that bus ran into the back of a truck and shot across three lanes of colesville road in silver spring and then on to a sidewalk and into that driveway. the truck driver apparently suffered only minor injuries. bus driver said he was not hurt at all. fortunately he was the only person on the bus and police have cited him for failing to control his speed. >>> trucks normally used for snow removal were out in force in northwest washington today. they were called in to clean up a big grease spill on the u. street corridor. the street was closed off to traffic between 9th and 16th streets for most of the morning rush. transportation officials say the problem was caused when a truck carrying some kitchen grease
. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell said conditions are ideal for wildfires in the state. the republican lawmaker warneds are dents to be careful when doing any -- warned residents to be careful when doing any kind of burning. virginia's level on the water index should be around 200 during the sum sneer a metro bus wrecked and sitting across a family driveway. police say that bus ran into the back of a truck and shot across three lanes of colesville road in silver spring and then on...
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. >>> convicted murder paul powell is a few hours away from death in virginia's electric chair. >> he murdered a 16-year-old girl and raped her little sister, the mother has found forgiveness and ready for whatever comes tonight. >> most heard the details of the story of how powell waited inside the home of christy and stacey reed, killing stacey and raping 14-year-old christy leaving her with terrible scars. the mother told reporters this is the day they've been waiting for. at first she said her feelings were hard to describe. she seemed to be at a loss for words for a moment and paused and then said after 11 years the journey is finally almost over. >> hope we give others home when you suffer a violent crime, these are the consequences, for the families there is hope. sometimes it takes a while to get there. but we are here. we will continue to walk this journey. we have been praying for him. he knows that i reached the point of forgiveness. i was able to express that in a letter to him. >> another letter this one written by powell is the only reason tonight's execution is going fo
. >>> convicted murder paul powell is a few hours away from death in virginia's electric chair. >> he murdered a 16-year-old girl and raped her little sister, the mother has found forgiveness and ready for whatever comes tonight. >> most heard the details of the story of how powell waited inside the home of christy and stacey reed, killing stacey and raping 14-year-old christy leaving her with terrible scars. the mother told reporters this is the day they've been waiting...
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and a short time later, virginia's attorney general filed his own lawsuit. kim agrees that the new law is unconstitutional because he says the federal government cannot force people to purchase health insurance. peggy fox is live in arlington, where he is speaking. peggy, i understand some people are protesting his appearance for another reason. >> that's right. ken has become a lightning rod on a number of issues. healthcare, global warming, sexual orientation, and that's why they were here today. here at george mason university's law school. it happens to be the alma mater. people here gathered, they were angry over his recent letter to virginia colleges and universities. >> it's rare to see a protest on the campus of george mason university. even more unusual, at its law school. but virginia's attorney general, who is an alumni has struck a nerve here. >> he really is from mason law and it does mean a lot we stand up in front of his own school and say that policy, that attitude is not welcome here. >> they are angry over his letter to virginia's colleges
and a short time later, virginia's attorney general filed his own lawsuit. kim agrees that the new law is unconstitutional because he says the federal government cannot force people to purchase health insurance. peggy fox is live in arlington, where he is speaking. peggy, i understand some people are protesting his appearance for another reason. >> that's right. ken has become a lightning rod on a number of issues. healthcare, global warming, sexual orientation, and that's why they were...
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there is one location in dc, four in maryland and five in virginia. for a link to one near you, go to our website and click on "living $mart." >>> we have big news here at wusa. sunday we debut our new show, plats energy week with bill loveless. the show has real news you can use and the topic this sunday is energy star labels. just because your appliance has one doesn't necessarily mean it is energy efficient. >> we feel this is an important issue for consumers so when they go to these stores to buy affluences they are getting what they expect. >> reporter: plats energy week starts this sunday at 8 a.m. >>> speaking of energy, what if you had to endure two weeks in your home with no power and it's not your fault? that's the reality for some local people. >>> but first here's a preview of the cbs evening news. >>> coming up, how health care reform could change the way your insurance company treats you and why a 17-year-old is asking for an apology from vice president biden. those story and more tonight on the cbs news. >>> two weeks away from home sou
there is one location in dc, four in maryland and five in virginia. for a link to one near you, go to our website and click on "living $mart." >>> we have big news here at wusa. sunday we debut our new show, plats energy week with bill loveless. the show has real news you can use and the topic this sunday is energy star labels. just because your appliance has one doesn't necessarily mean it is energy efficient. >> we feel this is an important issue for consumers so when...
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. >>> and gun rights activists held a rally on the state capital in richmond, virginia. it was called the second amendment march to raise awareness of gun ownership rights. it drew about 150 people and most of them wore side arms. >> if you don't practice your rights they can be taken away and so you have to practice them to keep them and everybody here is loyal to the 2nd amendment and passionate about it. >> reporter: people in the crowd had a message for their state representatives that the right to keep and bare arms is a right and the government should work to protect that right. >>> a review of federal records by usa today shows that more than 130 toyota drivers told nitsa they are still experiencing unintended acceleration each after recalled cars were repaired. >>> well angry teachers rallied outside of the offices of d.c. chancellor michelle rhee this evening. they accuse her and mayor adrian fenty of using trumped up deficit numbers to justify the firing of more than 250 teachers last october. we learned yesterday the school system actually has a $34 million su
. >>> and gun rights activists held a rally on the state capital in richmond, virginia. it was called the second amendment march to raise awareness of gun ownership rights. it drew about 150 people and most of them wore side arms. >> if you don't practice your rights they can be taken away and so you have to practice them to keep them and everybody here is loyal to the 2nd amendment and passionate about it. >> reporter: people in the crowd had a message for their state...
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. >> gunfire at a home daycare in northern virginia. but a quick thinking 12-year- old helps protect the child inside. >>> live in dale city, the story straight ahead. >>> one police officer's near death experience. causing them to lose control of the wheel and to slam into the officer. and another disabled car. before impact, the lieutenant, for a disabled car out of the way. and they were knocked over the retaining wall. they suffered a broken wall and a facial factor. and all of that. >>> toyota is extending additional service to every customer across the country, affected by the recall. the service is being to correct the sticky pedals. and for the antilock brake software. all these problems from toyota and the lexus models. up until now, a number of dealers will be open seven days a week to get these repairs done. >>> a consumer alert about some girl scout cookies. one of two plants that make the cookies have gotten several complaints about a foul smell and taste in some boxes of lemon shall lay -- lee mom shall let cream. [ male a
. >> gunfire at a home daycare in northern virginia. but a quick thinking 12-year- old helps protect the child inside. >>> live in dale city, the story straight ahead. >>> one police officer's near death experience. causing them to lose control of the wheel and to slam into the officer. and another disabled car. before impact, the lieutenant, for a disabled car out of the way. and they were knocked over the retaining wall. they suffered a broken wall and a facial factor....
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now in virginia, westbound 66, still a bit heavy, moving beyond there. you'll find all lanes open there. not too bad out there. some slowing from ken street to duke. although we picked up some speed there. beyond that point, still a bitslower around quantico, lesli? >> all right, checking some neighborhood news now. the stars are in dc this week. she is heading the cast and the play that everyone confessed. >> it's a new play and that is exciting because it's always exciting to work on something new. where the perimeters are not only set and people don't have, you know, concepts of what it is and who the characters are, and you're a part of that. you're a part of articulating the stories. >> every time they confessed, playing at the arena stage southwest for more stories from where you live, go to wusa9.com. and find your community in our where you live section and keep up with with what is happening in your neighborhood. if you have a story or a news tip? we want to hear from you. contact us and be a part of our wusa9.com team. >>> i was thinking about
now in virginia, westbound 66, still a bit heavy, moving beyond there. you'll find all lanes open there. not too bad out there. some slowing from ken street to duke. although we picked up some speed there. beyond that point, still a bitslower around quantico, lesli? >> all right, checking some neighborhood news now. the stars are in dc this week. she is heading the cast and the play that everyone confessed. >> it's a new play and that is exciting because it's always exciting to work...
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which in virginia, carries a maximum sense of life. even if no one is physically hurt, as in betts's case. >> it is no way to qualify for what they did. if i had to wake up to a life sentence every morning, i don't even want to imagine what i would have became. >> reporter: and instead, betts received the minimum sentence, nearly nine years. serving alongside the state's most violent criminals in the adult prison system. >> and i'm still thinking about what that time did to me. in a sense that it became natural. to walk down the hall and see somebody getting beat up. in a lot of the ways, i did not get raped or robbed. >> his story has been offered to the supreme court as an example while they consider a case, challenging whether it is cruel and unusual punishment to sentence juveniles to life sentences in non-murder cases. legal experts lining up on both sides. >> and let them serve out the remainder of their life in custody, because it was justice at the time that they were sentenced, and it is justice today, and it will be justice t
which in virginia, carries a maximum sense of life. even if no one is physically hurt, as in betts's case. >> it is no way to qualify for what they did. if i had to wake up to a life sentence every morning, i don't even want to imagine what i would have became. >> reporter: and instead, betts received the minimum sentence, nearly nine years. serving alongside the state's most violent criminals in the adult prison system. >> and i'm still thinking about what that time did to...
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, kentucky and virginia. violations include conveyer belt problems at a west virginia mine where a fire killed two men in 2006 and a kentucky mine was cited for allowing coal ducts to pile up. massey had no immediate response on friday. >>> closer to home, a sexting scandal rocks anyon scale community. we brought you the story last night at 6:00. school students bought and sold news photos of female nude students. they said they were girls from pyle and neighboring walt whitman high the principal at pyle said he was alerted to the pictures on the student's ipod touch by another concerned student. police say 7th and 8th grade boys were selling the images for 3 to $15. pyle said he talked to most of the students and their parents connectedded to the scandal. >> it is not about punishment but concern. concern about students who made poor choices and students who will have to live with pictures being out there that i don't think they want to be out there. and concern about addressing this in a responsive way to m
, kentucky and virginia. violations include conveyer belt problems at a west virginia mine where a fire killed two men in 2006 and a kentucky mine was cited for allowing coal ducts to pile up. massey had no immediate response on friday. >>> closer to home, a sexting scandal rocks anyon scale community. we brought you the story last night at 6:00. school students bought and sold news photos of female nude students. they said they were girls from pyle and neighboring walt whitman high...
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. >>> investigators are still looking at the cause of the deadly fire in northern virginia. does the flames have reported it this morning on orchard street in the city of fairfax. found dead in his bed with the dog nearby. and they say that it took them some time to get them to the house because of all the piles and the trash and the empty beer can that litters the living room. neighbors try to alert the man inside the homes. they could not reach it. >> i knocked on the door here on the driveway side. and then they ran around the back, knocking on the windows in the back. and there just wasn't anything out there. >> a neighbor says that the man who died was a smoker. and the fires, they say that they could not find any smoke detectors in the house. >>> the commuters, they really need to work out today. metro's escalators were not working until a lot of people, they just walk. and maybe they made a lot of walking. as if that is not enough. an independent audit found the serious problem with metro's escalators and the elevators. detailing problems that include a failure to cle
. >>> investigators are still looking at the cause of the deadly fire in northern virginia. does the flames have reported it this morning on orchard street in the city of fairfax. found dead in his bed with the dog nearby. and they say that it took them some time to get them to the house because of all the piles and the trash and the empty beer can that litters the living room. neighbors try to alert the man inside the homes. they could not reach it. >> i knocked on the door here...
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but lists herself as an american from virginia. she was found in the forest outside jerusalem on sunday. she was reportedly hiking with a friend when both women were attacked. her friend escaped and described their attackers only as two arab men. >>> police say they've busted major terror blot in great britain. they raided homes in several cities and arrested twelve men. the suspects were planning multiple bombings in the u.k. detectives would not give many details other than to say the suspects had been under surveillance for months and the plot was still in its early stages. >> the threats from terrorism in. u.k. remains real and serious. the threat level remains at severe which means an attack is highly likely. >> the suspects are thought to be british nationals but with links to bangladesh and pakistan. >>> the men and women who rushed to ground zero on september 11th hope to get some help with their growing medical bills. lawmakers say they're closer than ever to passing a first responders health care bill. the clock is tickin
but lists herself as an american from virginia. she was found in the forest outside jerusalem on sunday. she was reportedly hiking with a friend when both women were attacked. her friend escaped and described their attackers only as two arab men. >>> police say they've busted major terror blot in great britain. they raided homes in several cities and arrested twelve men. the suspects were planning multiple bombings in the u.k. detectives would not give many details other than to say...
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meck andigs vile four inches and in bay ard, west virginia, almost a foot. tonight partly cloudy skies and gusts up to 50 miles per hour. lows still cold and 16-26 miles per hour, northwest winds sustained at 20-30. and of course with gusts making it higher. tuesday morning, sunny and cold. don't forget sunglasses. still blustery so dress in layers and get the kids dressed up in scarfs and cold-weather gear. temperatures starting out in the 20s and teens. northwest gusts of 15-20. and breezy and windchill in the teens. maryland still getting some snow where they had warnings in effect. we can see new york and philly cleared out from the snow. d.c. has high pressure coming in tonight and sticking around the next couple of days giving us more sunshine. tomorrow sunny and high near 38, wednesday 40. thursday warming up to 43 degrees. and then here is your seven-day forecast. by friday, above average at 47 under partly cloudy conditions. new year's eve looking dry. a chance of showers though for saturday night into sunday. but look at that, 53, that will feel ni
meck andigs vile four inches and in bay ard, west virginia, almost a foot. tonight partly cloudy skies and gusts up to 50 miles per hour. lows still cold and 16-26 miles per hour, northwest winds sustained at 20-30. and of course with gusts making it higher. tuesday morning, sunny and cold. don't forget sunglasses. still blustery so dress in layers and get the kids dressed up in scarfs and cold-weather gear. temperatures starting out in the 20s and teens. northwest gusts of 15-20. and breezy...
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. >>> if you are planning a trip to virginia beach, we have a warning for you. don't swim in the ocean. we'll tell you why after the break. when i melt to sleep with unisom sleep melts i get to sleep faster, stay asleep and wake refreshed. melt to sleep fast. unisom sleep melts. >>> workers say it was a horrifying sight they will never forget. a 32-year-old man, a brand new father, fell off a 7th floor balcony where he was replacing the railing. he crashed through the plexiglass at the hotel and died after hitting the ground in the lobby. >> we have to be strapped up just in case anything happens and he didn't want to be strapped up and they told him twice and he didn't listen so one of the lines broke and when the rail went down he was grabbing onto it and he went down with it. >> the man worked for hallmark iron works in newington and the owner said in 44 years of being in the business, he's never had an accident like this. >>> if you take metro, watch your step. a massive repair and maintenance project is about to begin on the broken and outdated escalators t
. >>> if you are planning a trip to virginia beach, we have a warning for you. don't swim in the ocean. we'll tell you why after the break. when i melt to sleep with unisom sleep melts i get to sleep faster, stay asleep and wake refreshed. melt to sleep fast. unisom sleep melts. >>> workers say it was a horrifying sight they will never forget. a 32-year-old man, a brand new father, fell off a 7th floor balcony where he was replacing the railing. he crashed through the...
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, dominion, virginia. we have our lights on. so it depends whether you have electricity or not. they think most people will have electricity back by saturday afternoon, but they are really saying until sunday at noon, especially for this year with the utility and wires down. sunday at noon they hope to have everybody on-line. reporting live in alexandria, peggy fox, 9 news now. >>> a lot of work ahead and we wish them well. >>> in maryland, the portion county yard waste facility facility will be open tomorrow so residents can get rid of storm-related debris for free. oxon hill is one of the area's hardest hit communities a the height of the storm, 165 wires were down and 75,000 people were in the dark, but pepco called in 100 out of town crews to help them restore the power and downed lines quickly. let's look at this. a massive -- could be another week, really. i'm impressed. >> by midnight we will be able to restore the vast majority of service to our customers. >> reporter: as soon as we walk from over
, dominion, virginia. we have our lights on. so it depends whether you have electricity or not. they think most people will have electricity back by saturday afternoon, but they are really saying until sunday at noon, especially for this year with the utility and wires down. sunday at noon they hope to have everybody on-line. reporting live in alexandria, peggy fox, 9 news now. >>> a lot of work ahead and we wish them well. >>> in maryland, the portion county yard waste...
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the slain university of virginia lacrosse player. her former boyfriend, a student from this area is charged with the murder. more from the cathedral of mary our queen in baltimore. >> reporter: it is a hardbreaking mother's day weekend for one mother forced to say good-bye to her daughter. >> a wonderful tribute to her. >> reporter: a sad day at a baltimore cathedral as class mates and friends say good-bye to yeardley love. >> any time you hear about somebody suddenly taken so young i mean how can you prepare for that you can't. >> reporter: police say that the lacrosse player was found beaten to death on monday in her apartment. her former boyfriend, george huguely, has been charged with her murder. his attorney says that the death was an accident. but she was shaken during a fight, slamming her head against the wall. >>> i couldn't help but think 60sing there, a beautiful young girl there. >> reporter: the family friend says it should have been her wedding, not her funeral. some of the most meaningful words came from yeardley love
the slain university of virginia lacrosse player. her former boyfriend, a student from this area is charged with the murder. more from the cathedral of mary our queen in baltimore. >> reporter: it is a hardbreaking mother's day weekend for one mother forced to say good-bye to her daughter. >> a wonderful tribute to her. >> reporter: a sad day at a baltimore cathedral as class mates and friends say good-bye to yeardley love. >> any time you hear about somebody suddenly...
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i was going through data just south of oakland and virginia. they had 128 inches of snow in the month of february alone. that's only the 28th day a month. and the breezy and cold, light snow. an inch or less again on primarily the grassy services. temperatures in the 30s to the 40s. by the afternoon, kind of a mixture. light rain or snow. rain all south and east. high temperatures around 40. winds are northwesterly at about 10 to 20. temperatures right now, above freezing, thankfully. 36 at bethesda. 35 up in rockville. disprs 35 up in reston. here comes a storm. this is a pretty big storm. they will intensify off the coast. but it's going to be with us through tomorrow. in some ways, we're kind of lucky to give us a glance and blow. the next seven days, early snow and a mix. 41. 44 on thursday. the mid-40s on friday. then we'll go back into the 50s. low 50s on saturday. which by the way is where we're suppose to be. mid-50s on sunday. and some rain, plain old fashion rain on tuesday. >> all right. thank you for that. we'll take a quick break a
i was going through data just south of oakland and virginia. they had 128 inches of snow in the month of february alone. that's only the 28th day a month. and the breezy and cold, light snow. an inch or less again on primarily the grassy services. temperatures in the 30s to the 40s. by the afternoon, kind of a mixture. light rain or snow. rain all south and east. high temperatures around 40. winds are northwesterly at about 10 to 20. temperatures right now, above freezing, thankfully. 36 at...
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john hamilton is a former coach from fairfax, virginia. the the 37-year-old is charged with sexual abusing five boys in virginia. some as young as 12. he's been on the run since october of 2009. but he was captured today. thousands of miles away, arrested on the bus, trying to cross into poland from the czech republic. u.s. marshals are in the process of extraditing him back to the u.s. from poland. >>> montgomery county police have released a new sketch of the rape suspect. this is a composite of the man believed to have raped an elderly woman in german town. and he may have attacked the anotherred older woman earlier this -- another older woman earlier this year. take a look at how police are expanding their search. thank you for joining us. >> that's right. let's take a look at the sketches. this is a sketch released today. now, this is a computer generated picture of the attacker from june. now, they are different only because police says it is hard to find images and define features out of the computer- generated image. they believe t
john hamilton is a former coach from fairfax, virginia. the the 37-year-old is charged with sexual abusing five boys in virginia. some as young as 12. he's been on the run since october of 2009. but he was captured today. thousands of miles away, arrested on the bus, trying to cross into poland from the czech republic. u.s. marshals are in the process of extraditing him back to the u.s. from poland. >>> montgomery county police have released a new sketch of the rape suspect. this is a...
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staying in virginia actually. southbound 95, delays from back lick road to newington and route 1 woodbridge to route 123. let's look at the inner loop. this is in maryland. we have an accident approaching the i-270 spur blocking the left lane. you are in delays approaching the american legion bridge to that accident scene. >> thank you. >>> the centers for disease control does not want you to forget about h1n1. it says the virus is still very active and it is encouraging all of us to get vaccinated. this week the cdc began national influenza vaccine week to encourage people to get the vaccine. so far an estimated 60 million american advance vaccinated. 136million doses are still available for states to receive. >>> it is bad enough you had to shovel out the car and turn up the heat on full blast to get through winner. so why add to your misery by not protecting your pipes from freezing. we will show you how in "living $mart." >>> here's a preview of the cbs evening news. >>> coming up, off the court with a 16-year
staying in virginia actually. southbound 95, delays from back lick road to newington and route 1 woodbridge to route 123. let's look at the inner loop. this is in maryland. we have an accident approaching the i-270 spur blocking the left lane. you are in delays approaching the american legion bridge to that accident scene. >> thank you. >>> the centers for disease control does not want you to forget about h1n1. it says the virus is still very active and it is encouraging all of...
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also in virginia, look out for the slow spots. generally jammed on southbound 95 from below the beltway. all the way to quantico. there are breaks in that, but generally it's fairly slow as it normally is this time of the day. back to you. >>> a cocaine bust at dulles. ahead, how smugglers try to get the drugs into the country. plus, a hate crime investigation. a local family finds a burned cross on their property. but first, the forecast. >> we ended wop a nice afternoon and evening. we'll show you the almanac. you can access this on our website. 63 and 53 go in the books. averages are 67 and 48. record high, 88 today and record low 30. we'll come back and talk about frost advisories and talk about which areas will be wet for your morning commute. >>> a cross burning has police taking action to find a suspect. it targeted an african american living in an upscale subdivision. the sheriff's division announced it would increase the reward to $5,000. >> we didn't review these incidents as being small. we take them serious. we want to
also in virginia, look out for the slow spots. generally jammed on southbound 95 from below the beltway. all the way to quantico. there are breaks in that, but generally it's fairly slow as it normally is this time of the day. back to you. >>> a cocaine bust at dulles. ahead, how smugglers try to get the drugs into the country. plus, a hate crime investigation. a local family finds a burned cross on their property. but first, the forecast. >> we ended wop a nice afternoon and...
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in virginia the polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. you can get a complete guide at wusa9.com. no excuse not to do your civic duty. maybe a little cool but that's all right. >> a little cool. no rain or snow or no wind. >> no excuses. >> no excuses exactly. temperatures about 8 degrees below average, but as we mentioned last week, bright and brisk. >>> the next three days. sunshine tomorrow for election day. 54 is chilly. our average high is about 64. nice on wednesday still. mostly sunny and back in the mid-50s again. and then on thursday, the cold rain develops. almost a nor'easter actually. temperatures will struggle to get to 50. in the meantime, we'll break down election day for you. 38 to start, which means 20s in the burbs. 50 by lunchtime. and 54 with sunshine by evening. yes, a fantastic day. temperatures are starting to fall now, quickly. 45 in gaithersburg, 48 in laytonsville. and down to 51 downtown and 49 in bethesda. temperatures will fall quickly tonight. we have a freeze warning for fairfax and loudoun and montgomery co
in virginia the polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. you can get a complete guide at wusa9.com. no excuse not to do your civic duty. maybe a little cool but that's all right. >> a little cool. no rain or snow or no wind. >> no excuses. >> no excuses exactly. temperatures about 8 degrees below average, but as we mentioned last week, bright and brisk. >>> the next three days. sunshine tomorrow for election day. 54 is chilly. our average high is about 64. nice...
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and now, in northern virginia as you head out route 7, you get ready. you head out towards georgetown, getting ready for the heavy rain and the strong rains as well. this is still an incredible thunderstorm if you will, the complex of the thunderstorms. off to the east, you're probably okay. eastern prince george's county. and for the time being, anyway. you would not be surprised if you saw some warnings extended into charles county and into prince william county. we'll just need to wait and see about that. and i think that we have some traffic cameras for you. there's not much traffic going on really. now, we just showed you that. look at the sheets of the rain there, about three block of the intersection. and some hail that is a good bet. i'm not so sure about the lights that are working. are you looking at that? look at the sheets of the rain. look at how much they are hydroplaning on that light road. >> that is the exact region. until 8:45 your time, you can see the water pounding on the roadway. you see that suv coming through, probably not more t
and now, in northern virginia as you head out route 7, you get ready. you head out towards georgetown, getting ready for the heavy rain and the strong rains as well. this is still an incredible thunderstorm if you will, the complex of the thunderstorms. off to the east, you're probably okay. eastern prince george's county. and for the time being, anyway. you would not be surprised if you saw some warnings extended into charles county and into prince william county. we'll just need to wait and...
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satellite picture, radar combined, clouds entering southwestern virginia and eastern kentucky and tennessee. that's the leading edge of the system we have to deal with tomorrow. because of that, winter weather advisory posted south of town, calvert, fredericksberg, stafford county, doesn't mean you won't see snow in manassas and d.c. and gaithersburg, you will. and we'll break that down in a minute. and overnight, increasing clouds by dawn, lows 16-24 and winds west southwest at 10. we'll come back and tell you if it's snowing in time for the morning commute and how much will fall. >>> a ring of suspected mexican drug cartel members goes down after a joint sting operation between the feds and d.c. police. the group was reportedly looking to bring and sell large amounts of crystal meth here in the d.c. area. our ken molissina explains. >> reporter: streets like those are where drug investigators say crystal meth was headed before they busted men that are mexican nationals and claim to have ties to the mexican cartel known as la fam illia. they have crippled the country. >> we have dealt with
satellite picture, radar combined, clouds entering southwestern virginia and eastern kentucky and tennessee. that's the leading edge of the system we have to deal with tomorrow. because of that, winter weather advisory posted south of town, calvert, fredericksberg, stafford county, doesn't mean you won't see snow in manassas and d.c. and gaithersburg, you will. and we'll break that down in a minute. and overnight, increasing clouds by dawn, lows 16-24 and winds west southwest at 10. we'll come...
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one in clinton, maryland and the other in woodbridge, virginia. we are slowly learning more about these brave men who investigators say neutralized an armed suspect before he could get inside the pentagon. 46-year-old officer jeffrey amos has been part of the pentagon force protection agency for ten months. he and 44-year-old officer marvin carraway, a 15-month veteran of the force were at their security check points, adjacent to the pentagon metro entrance when john patrick bedell walked up and started shooting. striking one in the thigh and the other in the shoulder. >> the officers are okay. they are on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation and healing from their injuries. >> amos is a veteran of the air force and marvin carraway is a former marine. both completed a 22-week training court at the law enforcement training center run by the department of homeland security. they were checking i.d. badges when they came under attack. the chief of the pentagon police force says he doesn't think the shooting will result in any
one in clinton, maryland and the other in woodbridge, virginia. we are slowly learning more about these brave men who investigators say neutralized an armed suspect before he could get inside the pentagon. 46-year-old officer jeffrey amos has been part of the pentagon force protection agency for ten months. he and 44-year-old officer marvin carraway, a 15-month veteran of the force were at their security check points, adjacent to the pentagon metro entrance when john patrick bedell walked up...
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they believe that a virginia condo was no accident. and it happened at a condo in norfolk earlier yesterday morning. and investigators say that it took more than 100 firefighters just to get it under control. the fire managed to quickly spread to some homes next door, which we're in the process of being renovated. they said that the damage is pretty bad, but they are just glad that no one was killed. >> but you know, they are saying that there was no life on a couple of minor injuries. that's what we need to be thankful for. >> they suffered some minor injuries in the fire. and again, investigators say that the fire was arson. and so far, they have made no arrests. >> in little rock arkansas, businesses are known for donating to help families of the murdered children are now accused of running an underaged prosecution rig. they found girls as young as 15 tripping and performing sex acts. they now face several charges. neighbors say that the business donated money to the survivors of the murdered children on a regular basis. now back to
they believe that a virginia condo was no accident. and it happened at a condo in norfolk earlier yesterday morning. and investigators say that it took more than 100 firefighters just to get it under control. the fire managed to quickly spread to some homes next door, which we're in the process of being renovated. they said that the damage is pretty bad, but they are just glad that no one was killed. >> but you know, they are saying that there was no life on a couple of minor injuries....
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>> reporter: well, leslie, attorney general has sent a letter to virginia's colleges and universities, urging them to drop these protection policies that have been in place for decades. if colleges follow his advice, it could mean that a professor could be discriminated against just for being gay. >> he is overstepping his boundaries. >> reporter: that's what this george mason student and staff member thinks of the attorney general's request. that virginia's colleges and universities do away with their long-standing policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. >> it is curious. let's put it that way. that they will feel a need just two months into their tenure in office, that this is something that was a high priority for them. >> reporter: george mason spokesperson dan walsh says the university doesn't yet know if it will follow the advice. the attorney general who is a self described social conservative says in his letter to colleges and universities that there is no state protection for sexual orientation, and that they had enacted such policies without auth
>> reporter: well, leslie, attorney general has sent a letter to virginia's colleges and universities, urging them to drop these protection policies that have been in place for decades. if colleges follow his advice, it could mean that a professor could be discriminated against just for being gay. >> he is overstepping his boundaries. >> reporter: that's what this george mason student and staff member thinks of the attorney general's request. that virginia's colleges and...
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she's from salem, virginia but the entire state is on alert. police believe the girl is in extreme danger and they belief she may be with this man. jeffrey scott easily. he is 32 years old, 265-pounds, white skin, brown eyes and brown hair. they may be traveling in a four- door 2005 silver dodge neon. this is another picture of brittany. she is five feet tall, 100- pounds. if you have seen her call police needily. -- immediately. >>> it is tragic. he looked to other states to come to and decided to come here. >> hundreds of people turned out to protest against an abortion clinic opening today in germantown. that clinic began to offer late- term abortions. lindsey mastis has the story. >> leroy carhart, please leave. >> reporter: he moved from nebraska to maryland to perform late-term abortions on fetus 'tises up to 26 weeks. today was his first day on the job at germantown health and reproductive services. >> lord, close this place. >> reporter: antiabortion activists showed up to protest. they want to run carhart out of maryland. >> we want a
she's from salem, virginia but the entire state is on alert. police believe the girl is in extreme danger and they belief she may be with this man. jeffrey scott easily. he is 32 years old, 265-pounds, white skin, brown eyes and brown hair. they may be traveling in a four- door 2005 silver dodge neon. this is another picture of brittany. she is five feet tall, 100- pounds. if you have seen her call police needily. -- immediately. >>> it is tragic. he looked to other states to come to...
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. >>> over to virginia, they haven't had quite as much rain, but plenty of people are still trying to dry out. suray chin is live where she has been checking out all the damage there. >> the flooded streets are just down the road from here. the water came fast and furious on brownsmill road. when it comes to these types of conditions, the neighborhood is on edge. >> whenever we get a lot of rain like this, i am keeping my eye on the water, the river. >> kate gets nervous in the downpour. the creek that often overflows its banks runs along the home where she's a full-time nanny to three small children. >> it got pretty crazy, to be honest. we had a lot of flooding in the backyard. it became a river, and actually we are surrounded on all sides. we became an island with the neighbors. >> last month, high waters surrounded the home in the front, side, and backyard. today, a much better outlook. even the bridge that crumbled the last go around was in tact. thanks to vdot workers who helped clear debris across the region. >> this is typical of what you'll see when you get a lot of rain. thi
. >>> over to virginia, they haven't had quite as much rain, but plenty of people are still trying to dry out. suray chin is live where she has been checking out all the damage there. >> the flooded streets are just down the road from here. the water came fast and furious on brownsmill road. when it comes to these types of conditions, the neighborhood is on edge. >> whenever we get a lot of rain like this, i am keeping my eye on the water, the river. >> kate gets...
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slowdown from 95 to 270 and in virginia spotty slowing but not bad. southbound 95 from around newington to and beyond the aco quinn river bridge into quantico, all lanes continue open there. and southbound lanes look good. back to you. >>> we'll tell about the health care before a judge today, and we'll be right back. to help avoid dental problems my dentist gives me act restoring mouthwash. act kills germs, restores minerals strengthens enamel. act restoring-- for strong teeth act now. >>> a pregnant woman days from delivering twin boys loses one of her babies after a crash in tysons corner. we brought you that crash back on october 7th. the 28-year-old mother-to-be was making a left turn from tysons boulevard when an ambulance traveling down chain bridge road collided into her driver's side. managers from the private ambulance company told us to leave their property. but later told us they are cooperating with investigators. >> they told us to be in the lookout of tysons because of the road construction. >> it's a horrific accident. it's a parents'
slowdown from 95 to 270 and in virginia spotty slowing but not bad. southbound 95 from around newington to and beyond the aco quinn river bridge into quantico, all lanes continue open there. and southbound lanes look good. back to you. >>> we'll tell about the health care before a judge today, and we'll be right back. to help avoid dental problems my dentist gives me act restoring mouthwash. act kills germs, restores minerals strengthens enamel. act restoring-- for strong teeth act...
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west virginia senate candidate seems to be distancing himself from the president. his campaign released a new ad called dead aim. in it he fires a rifle in to a target labeled cap and trade bill. he also vows to repeal what he calls "the bad parts of obama care. " that's what republicans call health care reform. that despite the former fromming was campaigning for him today. he is running for the seat of the late robert byrd. >>> takoma park police are talking to a person of interest in the sexual assault of a woman inside of the montgomery county library. so far no charges have been filed. this happened saturday afternoon at the college's takoma park campus. peggy fox was there live and we have to warn you, details all of this may not be appropriate for children to hear, righting peggy. >> absolutely. i can tell you the victim got a good description of the suspect and campus police even got the suspect's license plate so it is no wonder police have a person of interest in custody tonight. what is surprising is even though a crime alert went out, most students seem
west virginia senate candidate seems to be distancing himself from the president. his campaign released a new ad called dead aim. in it he fires a rifle in to a target labeled cap and trade bill. he also vows to repeal what he calls "the bad parts of obama care. " that's what republicans call health care reform. that despite the former fromming was campaigning for him today. he is running for the seat of the late robert byrd. >>> takoma park police are talking to a person of...
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and in virginia plenty of mid- 40s. we are talking 86 sterling. and 45 in manassas. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, cool, breezy early. 40s and 50s. winds north northwest at 10 to 15. and then by afternoon, mostly sunny and cool. a spectacular day. highs around 80. winds calm down a bit but shift to the northeast at ten and as you get that easterly component to the wind directions, we go downhill in terms of sky cover and it will happen on sunday. 70 on saturday for rockville. 69 gaithersburg. most folks make at least 70. maybe 71 arlington and springfield. 70 in bowie. to the west, probably won't make it to leesburg, 69. and 9 in sterling and manassas and reston should top out around 70. the zone forecast, sunshine from the mountains to the cost -- coast. 69 leesburg. 72 culpeper. downtown temperatures around 70 with sunshine. 69 for annapolis. small craft advisory until 10:00 a.m. next seven days, 70 tomorrow. and 64 on sunday. again, the bulk of the day is dry on sunday. it gets cloudy an only in the upper 50s on monday and tuesday. light rain or showers, and thos
and in virginia plenty of mid- 40s. we are talking 86 sterling. and 45 in manassas. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, cool, breezy early. 40s and 50s. winds north northwest at 10 to 15. and then by afternoon, mostly sunny and cool. a spectacular day. highs around 80. winds calm down a bit but shift to the northeast at ten and as you get that easterly component to the wind directions, we go downhill in terms of sky cover and it will happen on sunday. 70 on saturday for rockville. 69 gaithersburg....
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. >>> police were originally looking for a 1999 silver acura with virginia tags. now they believe that he could be driving a number of the vehicles. he might still be in the area because he has family here. reporting live in alexandria, peggy fox, 9news now. >> thank you, peggy. >>> a 12-year-old, armed with the semiautomatic handgun took the weapon on the bus and all the way to the potomac middle school. they say a teacher on the bus duty noticed them pointing the gun at their own head outside the school and they quickly intervened. the child was restrained and held for police who discovered the weapon was not in fact loaded and the boy did not have ammunition. other students were never in jeopardy. >> he only threatened himself out there. and of course, the gun not being loaded. in the end, it was, of course, it turned out to be a positive thing, but that was not known at the time. >> reporter: the boy has been charged with possessing a gun on the school property, which has an automatic year-long expelling. they interviewed their parents and said that they are c
. >>> police were originally looking for a 1999 silver acura with virginia tags. now they believe that he could be driving a number of the vehicles. he might still be in the area because he has family here. reporting live in alexandria, peggy fox, 9news now. >> thank you, peggy. >>> a 12-year-old, armed with the semiautomatic handgun took the weapon on the bus and all the way to the potomac middle school. they say a teacher on the bus duty noticed them pointing the gun...
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and we have a new accident in virginia. >> that's right. this is 395 northbound at gw parkway, blocking two lanes out of three. so it's going to be a long delay, starting at the pentagon. watch out for that. northbound 395 at gw parkway. now 95 southbound, looking really heavy as we take our live picture from back lake to fairfax county parkway. it is a crawl. about 15 minutes to get through, but the accident northbound 95 at 123 is cleared. back to you. >>> let's update you on a travel alert. fbi and the homeland security department say there are no indications that terrorists are targeting u.s. tourists europe. but they do believe al-qaeda wants to attack the united states but there is nothing pointing to any specific plot. >> we are not hearing any specific information about targets, location, timing or any -- any valuable advice to americans about what they should do. >> and the state department is stressing it is not advising americans to not travel to europe, but they want to make sure u.s. citizens are on guard. so here are tips to k
and we have a new accident in virginia. >> that's right. this is 395 northbound at gw parkway, blocking two lanes out of three. so it's going to be a long delay, starting at the pentagon. watch out for that. northbound 395 at gw parkway. now 95 southbound, looking really heavy as we take our live picture from back lake to fairfax county parkway. it is a crawl. about 15 minutes to get through, but the accident northbound 95 at 123 is cleared. back to you. >>> let's update you on a...
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. >> with all of these robberies across northern virginia, you've got to wonder that they are teaming up, doing the neighborhood watches of their own. >> that's right. they have crime prevention programs. and you can sign up for the neighborhood watch programs. they are not going to give you a sign. and you have the programs. they want neighbors to get to know neighbors. and so they could call each other and they will have to be patrolling. all right, community is what it is all about, especially at times like this. >> exactly. thank you for that. >> we'll switch gears just a little bit and check on the evening rush hours. >> hey there. it is after 6:00. and we're seeing a lot of traffic out there on i-66 right now. you will be factoring in the extra time. check out the travel time in maryland for you. and 495, right now, still looking pretty nice. and it was pretty jammed up for 15 minutes ago. and to i-95, going to prince george's county, also going down in the travel times there. and in maryland, 216 to 495, about 11 minutes. not too bad out there. lesli, back to you. >> all right,
. >> with all of these robberies across northern virginia, you've got to wonder that they are teaming up, doing the neighborhood watches of their own. >> that's right. they have crime prevention programs. and you can sign up for the neighborhood watch programs. they are not going to give you a sign. and you have the programs. they want neighbors to get to know neighbors. and so they could call each other and they will have to be patrolling. all right, community is what it is all...
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are just leaving east tennessee around the tricity areas around knoxville, headed into southwestern virginia and that's what's going to get us by tomorrow morning. so for tonight, you're really okay. becoming mostly cloudy, not before after mid night to 74. wind are easterly at 10. we'll come back and talk about what you can do for the next 12 hours to prepare for the potential of the flooding when the heaviest rain will fall, lesli? whether all right, topper, thank you for that. >>> now the latest on the breaking news out of chicago. the trial to, the jury came back with a verdict on only one of the 24 counts facing the former illinois governor. it was a guilty verdict of lying to federal agents. prosecutors now say they plan to retry him on the other counts on can had the jury could not reach an agreement in those counts that include allegations, that he tried to sell president obama's former senate seat. >>> well, dc mayor adrian fenty and new york mayor, michael bloomburg have been close political friends for years. today, that friendship was on display for the fundraiser for fenty's ree
are just leaving east tennessee around the tricity areas around knoxville, headed into southwestern virginia and that's what's going to get us by tomorrow morning. so for tonight, you're really okay. becoming mostly cloudy, not before after mid night to 74. wind are easterly at 10. we'll come back and talk about what you can do for the next 12 hours to prepare for the potential of the flooding when the heaviest rain will fall, lesli? whether all right, topper, thank you for that. >>>...
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>>>they want to strengthen virginia's anti-discrimination law. they touched off a fire storm recently telling public college that is they have no authority to pro hibet discrimination against gays. however, governor mcdonald issued a written directive barring such discrimination. that policy statement is not law though. >>>police have now attached names to the pictures of two serial bank robbery suspects. shona jones and 26-year-old joshua campbell are both charged tonight with four counts of armed robbery. the two were arrested yesterday after the robbery at the federal credit union. police have been conducting surveillance at several banks after a series of robberies in the areas. >>>the man wanted in a brazen daytime home invasion in lake ridge virginia is under arrest. he's identified as shyreece brown from dale county. he broke into a house last wednesday and terrorized a mother inside. brown and foreman held her down and demanded drugs. the woman's three children were asleep in the other room. police confirmed brown had the wrong house. for
>>>they want to strengthen virginia's anti-discrimination law. they touched off a fire storm recently telling public college that is they have no authority to pro hibet discrimination against gays. however, governor mcdonald issued a written directive barring such discrimination. that policy statement is not law though. >>>police have now attached names to the pictures of two serial bank robbery suspects. shona jones and 26-year-old joshua campbell are both charged tonight...
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the two live in winchester, virginia. new year's day started off hopeful, even know janet jenkins knew i how it would end without her 7-year-old daughter. since the deadline has passed the courts can issue a search warrant for lisa miller's arrest. in falls church, virginia, surae chinn, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> guns inside the longer room of the washington wizards and the team's top gun is allegedly caught with his finger on the trigger. the new york post reports arenas and crittendon were in an armed standoff. armando trull is live with more. >> that's essentially the story in a nutshell. the question is how much is true and how much is false? one thing we can tell you for sure is that it has now been a happy new year for -- it has not been a happy new year for arenas. he is the face of the wizards but on new year's day, the - thing arenas wanted to do is show his face after a report in the new york post alleged the wizards franchise player waved a gun in his teammate's face during a locker room dispute over gamblin
the two live in winchester, virginia. new year's day started off hopeful, even know janet jenkins knew i how it would end without her 7-year-old daughter. since the deadline has passed the courts can issue a search warrant for lisa miller's arrest. in falls church, virginia, surae chinn, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> guns inside the longer room of the washington wizards and the team's top gun is allegedly caught with his finger on the trigger. the new york post reports arenas and...